Hatching of the Hippogryphs Micro-Holiday

The micro-holiday Hatching of the Hippogryphs runs through February 23rd. During this micro-holiday, you can befriend the hippogryphs and even get a baby one to sit on your shoulder.\r\r\r\rVideo Preview\r\r\rAcquiring the Frayfeather Hatchling\rHead to the Frayfeather Highlands in central Feralas, south of Dire Maul. Here you will find nests with Frayfeather eggs!\r\r\r\rGo right up to one of the nests and start incubating one of the eggs. You will see emotes in chat indicating your progress on the egg. \r\r\r\rAfter a few seconds the egg will hatch and Frayfeather Hatchling will be perched on your shoulder for 24 hours, persisting through death.\r\r\r\rOnce you have acquired a Hatchling, Lorthalium will become hostile as well. This rare elite drops an item which increases the duration of the Hippogryph on your shoulder to 5 days (Spectral Feather). \r\r\r\rThe Hatchling is visible on some other disguises as well but disappears on ones which change your character's model. For example on a night elf, the hippogryph is visible with Mystical Frosh Hat but disappears with Jewel of Hellfire. On a Draenei, this would be reversed.\r\r\r\rYour Hatchling will periodically send you emotes as well:\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling sighs contentedly.\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling starts to doze off.\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling stretches its wings.\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling digs its claws into your shoulders.\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling seems impressed.\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling wants to see more of the world.\rYour Frayfeather Hatchling seems bored.\r\rHippogryphs in WoW\rThere are many fun hippogryphs in WoW to collect as mounts and pets! Take these out and ride forth to keep your Frayfeather Hatchling company.\rReins of the Leyfeather Hippogryph\rReins of the Long-Forgotten Hippogryph\rEmerald Hippogryph\rBlazing Hippogryph\rCorrupted Hippogryph\rFlameward Hippogryph\rSilver Covenant Hippogryph\rArgent Hippogryph\rCenarion War Hippogryph\rHippogryph Hatchling\r\rIn Patch 7.2, players that earn the Hunter class mount and unlock the new empowered traits on the Beast Mastery artifact can purchase . This allows the player to tame feathered beasts, including Hippogryphs!

Comments

Comment by starz44

I hope sometime in the future we can get the hatchling, or something similar, to sit on our shoulder! So cute!

Comment by VerdammtX

on 2017-02-23T08:30:52-06:00

I hope sometime in the future we can get the hatchling, or something similar, to sit on our shoulder! So cute!\r\rA hippogryph to sit on our shoulder while Pepe sits on out head.

Comment by Wizairde

on 2017-02-23T08:33:17-06:00

I hope sometime in the future we can get the hatchling, or something similar, to sit on our shoulder! So cute!

A hippogryph to sit on our shoulder while Pepe sits on out head.

You all are going to the birds.. lol

Comment by Dravvie

on 2017-02-23T08:44:30-06:00

Most of the nests are located near the Ruins of Isildien.

Comment by DarthEnder

on 2017-02-23T09:14:33-06:00

So, this event has no permanent reward at all then?

Comment by Deihjan

on 2017-02-23T09:14:38-06:00

If only these would become toys :C

Comment by jaq1010

on 2017-02-23T09:21:41-06:00

Okay people, let's just get this over with:\r\rThe micro-holidays have no permanent rewards. They're just fun. Remember fun? That's what you get out of it. Fun. It's a way to go do something for a few hours that's just fun. Stop asking if they have rewards. That's not what they're for, they stated that upfront, and you know, IF there were rewards, people would be complaining about how if they couldn't play that day, they wouldn't be able to get the reward. \r\rBlizzard isn't going to give you a BIS legendary for letting a bird perch on your shoulders for a few days.

Comment by Graphika

on 2017-02-23T09:32:40-06:00

Here is a picture of the location.\rFor those with coords, it's at 54,71.

Comment by zubsatervnus

on 2017-02-23T09:39:05-06:00

nice :D

Comment by amezarak

on 2017-02-23T10:24:33-06:00

For the LoLs!

Comment by alienfantom

on 2017-02-23T10:44:49-06:00

Why is it when the baby hippogryph sits on the female worgen's shoulder it looks like it is eating something out from behind her ear, but when you are siting or on a mount it just looks like it is staring forward? Can't decide if I hate that or like it... think I might like it. Cute thinking the little guy is grooming me lol.

Comment by KenjiT28

on 2017-02-23T11:08:27-06:00

Hunters taming Hippogryphs would be pretty cool, I've attempted to do so several times when I first started playing.

Comment by Nayen

on 2017-02-23T11:17:51-06:00

I tested this morning and can confirm that the buff and the hatchling persist through death.\r\rLooks like this little guy is sticking around for the full 5 days!

Comment by Sarthorius

on 2017-02-23T11:44:43-06:00

Who knows, if they'll give the luck you need to drop that rare mount you are trying to drop for years, or transmog, or else. Some will say that this had come too late (Love is In the Air is gone now).

Comment by swotam

on 2017-02-23T12:03:09-06:00

The Spectral Feather that drops from Lorthalium is unique, so you can only have one in inventory. That said, you can get one and use it (to extend the baby bird for 5 days) and then get another one which you can keep in inventory until the 5 day buff is about to expire and you can then use it to refresh the buff.

Edit: OK, turns out that the Spectral Feather is a conjured item so it'll disappear from your inventory if you logout for more than a few minutes. So, not really any way to extend the buff past 5 days unless you never log out...

Comment by WDB07

on 2017-02-23T12:09:55-06:00

Hunters taming Hippogryphs would be pretty cool, I've attempted to do so several times when I first started playing.\r\rcoming in 7.2\rhttp:\/\/ptr.wowhead.com\/item=147580\/tome-of-the-hybrid-beast]

Comment by Pelontir

on 2017-02-23T12:10:21-06:00

Okay people, let's just get this over with:\r\rThe micro-holidays have no permanent rewards. They're just fun. Remember fun? That's what you get out of it. Fun. It's a way to go do something for a few hours that's just fun. Stop asking if they have rewards. That's not what they're for, they stated that upfront, and you know, IF there were rewards, people would be complaining about how if they couldn't play that day, they wouldn't be able to get the reward. \r\rBlizzard isn't going to give you a BIS legendary for letting a bird perch on your shoulders for a few days.\r\rThis. I couldn't have said it better. The reward you get is fun, which is the ultimate reward you can get!

Comment by markd

on 2017-02-23T12:22:08-06:00

Useless. Uninteresting. Boring. Even not beauty. ehh blizzard what a shame...

Comment by mammabandit

on 2017-02-23T14:20:08-06:00

thx for the post now I know what to expect from this micro holiday sounds fun to me

Comment by Markise

on 2017-02-23T14:35:41-06:00

Note to Shadow Priests...\r\rThere is a bug, when you log off and back on the little guy will disappear.\r\rTurn OFF shadowform and turn back ON shadowform and he will come back :)\r\r\rHope this helps some people, i was freaking out till i figured it out.